Laparoscopy-assisted jejunal resection for bleeding leiomyoma.
We report a case of successful resection of a jejunal leiomyoma using a minimally invasive technique. By combining the procedures of push enteroscopy and laparoscopy, jejunal resection can be performed expeditiously without laparotomy.
Chung
R S
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Department of Surgery, Meridia Huron Hospital, East Cleveland, OH 44112-4308, USA.
D000368:Aged; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D007582:Jejunostomy; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male